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Search Continues for Pittston Murder Suspect

Search Continues for Pittston Murder Suspect - Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 11:26PM EST

Reported by: Jill Konopka
Tuesday, Oct 16, 2007 @11:26pm EST
PITTSTON/HUGHESTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY- Police are still searching for a suspected murderer, accused in the deadly shooting of a Pittston teenager. Authorities remain tight lipped about what leads they're working on, but late Tuesday afternoon they did execute a search warrant at a Hughestown home.

One person is dead and another injured after police say a black male stormed an apartment on Market street Monday night, before opening fire. The suspected gunman is still on the run, but police are actively pursuing several leads.

A search by land and air came up empty handed for Luzerne County Detectives and Pennsylvania State Police investigating Pittston city's first homicide in more than a decade. It happened around 9:00 Monday night on Market Street.

Then a tip led them to 416 Foote Avenue in Hughestown. State Police brought their K-9 unit and served a search warrant in connection to the shooting investigation. Detectives spoke with a man and younger woman who live here. Neighbors shied away from our cameras. Police won't say how the home is connected to this deadly shooting.

But they are looking for a black man, who authorities say shot 32-year-old Jason Paglianite and 19-year-old John Johnson inside the apartment at 11 Market Street. State Police say Johnson died at the hospital.

Paglianite managed to flee the home and find help at a nearby bar. Detectives believe they may know a motive. Trooper Tom Kelly from PSP-Wyoming stated, "There is possibly a drug connection, but it's too early to tell."

There's no word on the condition of Jason Paglianite.
 


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